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Capcom's beloved Resident Evil franchise has shifted further and further away from its survival-horror roots with each new entry in recent years. Capcom has been steadily introducing more action/shooter elements into the game in the hopes of widening the audience and attracting new players, but veteran fans of the series have been vocal about their disapproval. In response, Capcom is focusing on horror once again for Resident Evil VII: Biohazard, but they're still expecting strong sales. In a recent interview with MCV, one executive indicated that Capcom is shooting for 4 million sales on day one. Hit the jump for more.

A YouTuber named Seth Bling has created a contraption that lets you play fully-functioning Atari 2600 games in Minecraft. Surprisingly, Seth didn't use mods of any kind; his emulator was made entirely in Minecraft's Creative Mode, using assets that are available in the main game.

Although Seth's emulator can perfectly reproduce several games, including the Atari ports of Space Invaders and Donkey Kong, it does so very slowly: sixty frames of gameplay (one second's worth of gameplay on the original Atari) will take about four hours to load.

We've just seen the end of Steam's Autumn Sale, and it looks like Valve will be dropping prices on their games once again just before Christmas. In a report posted on NeoGAF that has been separately correlated by Eurogamer, the poster claimed that the next big sale event will be running from December 22nd, 2016, until January 2nd, 2017.

South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone teamed up with Ubisoft for the 2014 hit South Park: The Stick of Truth, and a sequel was announced at last year's E3. South Park: The Fractured But Whole was originally planned to launch yesterday, but Ubisoft delayed the game to 2017 back in September, and we've heard little since then. Ubisoft finally decided to show the upcoming game a little love today with a new story trailer titled "The Conspiracy," and you can check it out by clicking below. Unfortunately, there's still no concrete release date.

Fans of Telltale's Batman series don't have too much longer to wait for the thrilling conclusion of the series. Telltale Games announced earlier today that the fifth episode of Batman: The Telltale Series, entitled "City of Light," will launch on all platforms in just under a week on December 13th. City of Light revolves around the Children of Arkham as they execute the final act of a plan to take down the Wayne family name.

How far will you go to protect the city of Gotham? The power is in your hands.

Since the launch of Overwatch in May, Blizzard has been hosting seasonal events on a pretty regular basis. Both Summer Games and Halloween Terror events drew high engagement and participation, which made many assume a Christmas event to be inevitable. Last week, some audio files had leaked, which suggested a Holiday event was on the horizon. Today, Blizzard officially announced Overwatch's Christmas event on Twitter, saying "It's the most wonderful time of the year, and we hope you'll join us for some holiday cheer!" Overwatch's Christmas event starts December 13th.

It's been a long wait made longer by a recent delay, but the Kickstarter-funded action-platformer Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is almost here! Shortly after sending the Early Access build live, developer WayForward Technologies has announced that Shantae's next adventure will be available for download on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Vita, and Steam on December 20th. The game is also set to receive a physical release at some point, and Xseed will share those details "shortly."

Last week, Polygon reported that a fourth entry in the Marvel vs. Capcom franchise is currently in development and would be released sometime in 2017. During this past weekend's PlayStation Experience event, Capcom pulled the curtain off the game and announced that a fourth entry is indeed happening. Titled Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, this next entry in the series is currently in development for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. In Capcom's latest press release, they revealed that they plan on reviving more dormant IPs.

Nintendo fans continue to make creative game projects, despite the company's recent behavior toward them. This time, a simple version of Super Smash Bros. Melee has been designed to run in your web browser. Stripping down the game to just three characters and four stages, the fan-made project turns all of the visuals into single-colored silhouettes and features remixed music from the original game. The simplistic design allows the game to run with no problems on any computer. So if you're curious, you can play the game for yourself!

Fans have been waiting a long time to get their hands on the Kickstarter-funded Shantae: Half-Genie Hero from WayForward Technologies, and for some fans that wait is now over. The game was recently delayed and no official release date has been given since then, but Early Access backers now have access to the full game ahead of its official launch. GameXplain has a copy of this Early Access build, and they've uploaded footage of the first fifteen minutes (PC version) for everyone else to enjoy. You can check it out by clicking below!

PlayStation Experience 2016 is in full swing, and Resident Evil fans just got treated to a double dose of creepy goodness. Sony just showed off another disturbing new trailer that focuses on protagonist Ethan's search for his missing wife and the horrors of the Baker family. The trailer ended with the announcement that the demo on PlayStation Network is getting a "massive" update today, which will be the final update before the game launches on January 24th, 2017. You can check out the new trailer by clicking below!

Aside from all the new footage from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, my personal highlight of The Game Awards this year was getting to see the awesome new Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment trailer from Yacht Club Games. The developers have been hard at work on getting Specter Knight's campaign ready to go, and if a recent blog post about the upcoming content is anything to go off of, Specter of Torment is going to be one heck of a ride.

Head inside for more details, plus an extended version of the newest trailer!

Revealed last night at The Game Awards, Telltale will be creating a new 5-part series for Guardians of the Galaxy. This new series is set to release sometime in 2017 and will be available digitally for consoles, PC, and mobile. The game was previously leaked when SAG-AFTRA announced which games in development would not be assigned voice-actors during the strike; however, yesterday marks the first official confirmation of the game, along with a teaser trailer!

Make the jump for more info and to watch the reveal from The Game Awards!

We're less than two months away now from the launch of Resident Evil VII: Biohazard. The upcoming game aims to bring the series back to its survival-horror roots, taking a few steps back from the guns blazing, action-heavy entries of recent years. While we wait for VII to hit store shelves, Capcom continues to release new trailers to keep us intrigued, and the latest is a live-action video that sees someone frantically rushing through a creepy house. You can check it out by clicking below!

The Game Awards 2016 just wrapped up, and Blizzard's immensely popular shooter, Overwatch, is the big winner. In addition to pulling in accolades for Best Game Direction, Best Multiplayer Game, and Best eSports Game earlier in the night, the awards show was capped off with Overwatch winning the Game of the Year award. Overwatch beat out DOOM, Inside, Titanfall 2, and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End to win the award.